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How SaaStr Fund-Backed RevenueCat Went from a $1.5M Round at $7M Valuation in 2018 to $500M+ Today

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They were two developers who had lived through the nightmare of subscription infrastructure while working at Elevate. The Problem Was Real: Apple and Google’s app stores weren’t giving developers the data they needed. ” required weeks of developer time to answer.

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Top SaaStr Posts and Videos of the Week: A16Z, Ironclad’s CEO, HubSpot’s CRO, YCombinator’s Secrets, and More!

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4 Truly Great SaaS IPOs Since 2021! What It Really Takes to Sell To Developers and Engineers with Komodor CRO Jim Hunnewell #3. (TL;DR: It Sure Feels Like It) #5. But Not Always a Great Win for Their Late Stage Investors Inherent Churn vs. Fixable Churn: You Have to Attack Both Top Videos and Podcasts: #1.

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The $10M to $1B Vertical SaaS Playbook: Key Lessons from Procore’s Chief Product Officer Wyatt Jenkins

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Growing up on construction sites with parents in the industry, he developed an intuitive understanding of the challenges contractors face daily. Under his product leadership, Procore has grown exponentially, went public in 2021, and recently crossed the coveted $1B ARR milestone.

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Top 10 SaaStr Videos of 2021: Gorgias, Shopify, PagerDuty, and More!

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With four digital events plus SaaStr Annual, we have 100+ videos just from 2021 for you! A Deeper Dive on How to Collaborate, Manage, and Work with Developers with Twilio’s CEO Jeff Lawson and SaaStr’s Jason Lemkin. State of the Cloud 2021 with Bessemer Venture Partners. Here are the Top 10.

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The Importance of Having Strong Decision Agility in Your Product Development Process

Speaker: Emily Tate, Managing Director at Mind the Product

December 9th, 2021 at 9:30 am PST, 12:30 pm EST, 5:30 pm GMT In this talk, Emily Tate, Managing Director at Mind the Product will unpack how we make decisions as product people, including: How to evaluate different types of decisions. Understanding the inputs and evidence you need at different levels.

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SaaS Rule of 40 Drivers Using KeyBanc’s 2021 SaaS Survey

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” Fortunately, the always excellent KeyBanc Capital Markets (KBCM) 2021 SaaS Survey – which covers over 350 private SaaS companies across various stages and categories – provides a very rich data set to work from. Research & Development (R&D) % – Qualifier: 18%. This R&D delta was a surprise.

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Over 400 VCs Already Coming to 2021 SaaStr Annual!

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We also see the top private equity firms registering early, and the list of publicly traded companies sending Corporate Development teams is at least 2Xing year over year. And make sure you have your team’s tickets to SaaStr Annual 2021 — you can’t meet the VCs if tickets sell out before you’ve purchased them!

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How Customer-Centric Feedback Loops Can Evolve Your Product Process

Speaker: Nickey Skarstad, Director of Product at Duolingo

In this webinar, Nickey Skarstad, Director of Product at Duolingo will discuss: Why it’s important to actively gather customer feedback in every stage of product development. How to build customer feedback loops into your planning, people, purpose, and development process. November 18, 2021 at 9:30 am PDT, 12:30 pm EDT, 4:30 pm GMT

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How Can We Stop Under Utilizing a Key User Experience Champion?

Speaker: Miles Robinson, Agile and Management Consultant, Motivational Speaker

Customer representation has always been a key reason for success in product development. With quality assurance/control already embedded in our development process, what if we expand that role to champion usability and customer delight? April 8, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm GMT Revitalize QA as champions.

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How to Evaluate and Implement Customer Feedback Into Your Product Roadmap

Speaker: Rebecca Notté, Product Operations Manager and Hannah Chaplin, Director of Product Marketing at Pendo

December 16, 2021 at 9:30 am PST, 12:30 pm EST, 5:30 pm GMT. Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! Attendance of this webinar will earn one PDH toward your NPDP certification for the Product Development and Management Association. This is an exclusive session you don't want to miss!

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The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Strong and Effective Value Proposition

Speaker: Robin Zaragoza, Product Coach and CEO of The Product Refinery

But what strategy do managers use to keep the customer and their key problems at the center of the product development process? What most product development teams don't realize is that this tool can help to implement key information, influence future decisions, and align the entire organization around its customers.

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How to Work with Your Customer Success Team to Create a Great Product Feedback Experience

Speaker: Rebecca Notté, Product Operations Manager and Hannah Chaplin, Director of Product Marketing at Pendo

Throughout this series, we have been discussing ways to innovate your feedback loops, and strategies for incorporating your customers into the heart of your product development systems. December 2, 2021 at 9:30 am PST, 12:30 pm EST, 4:30 pm GMT Why empowering customer success teams saves you time and builds strong relationships.

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Storytelling: The Secret Weapon to Turning Your Data into Meaning

Speaker: Nils Davis, Principal, NPD Associates

Your end-user is the most important part of your product’s development. February 25, 2021 at 11:00 am PST, 2:00 pm EST, 7:00 pm GMT. Use Product Management Today’s webinars to earn professional development hours! Their satisfaction is the blood that runs through the veins of your product.

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Tough Bosses, Unrealistic Goals, and Other Corporate Challenges That a Customer-Centric Product Strategy Can Empower You to Solve

Speaker: Bob Caporale, Founder of Strategy Generation Company

In this talk, you will learn how to: Empower both yourself and your company by developing a truly customer-centric product strategy. September 23, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm BST. By driving your company’s “top-down” goals with a clear and well communicated “customer-up” product strategy! And that’s exactly what we’re.

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The Beauty and Brains of Actionable Data: How to Go From Concept to Reality

Speaker: Dr. Joe Perez, Senior Systems Analyst at NC Dept. of Health & Human Services, and Chief Technology Officer at SolonTek

Ascertain how the four-step iterative implementation cycle works: Deploy, Discover, Discern, Develop. July 29, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm BST You don't want to miss out on how to catch the right blend of art and science, or beauty and brains, as you go from concept to reality with your actionable data.